R.I.P. Rose Laptop

Well, that's it. My RHIT laptop is kaput. Last December I spent $40 on memory and a new wireless card for a computer not worth $20, and now it's a paper weight. With all those stickers, I might be able to pass it off as modern art, slap on a $1200 price tag, and sell it through an art gallery; but that's unlikely.

I had troubles with the display, the same troubles that routinely popped up in college, but without IAIT I endeavored to fix it myself. Hoping it was a cabling problem (because I'm not paying $300 for a 6-year-old laptop's display) I dissembled the laptop just to inspect. As careful and meticulous as I thought I was, I turned the problem from discoloration to a perpetually blank screen, and soon came the sharks.

Now, my Rose laptop has an appointment with the boiler house. See you at Homecoming.

I’ve Got a Golden Ticket

I never thought my life could be
Anything but catastrophe
But suddenly I begin to see
A bit of good luck for me

'Cause I've got a golden ticket [to Dark Lord Day 2009]
I've got a golden twinkle in my eye

I never had a chance to shine
Never a happy song to sing
But suddenly half the world is mine
What an amazing thing

'Cause I've got a golden ticket [to Dark Lord Day 2009]

...

P.S. Happy St. Patty's Day.

Pi Day ‘09

Happy Pi Day 2009! Now with Congress approval. I always felt a little dirty celebrating a holiday not endorsed by the federal government.

Let's check my To Do list, shall we?

☑ Set this post to publish at 1:59AM (Get it? 3/14 1:59)
☑ Wish Albert Einstein a happy birthday
☑ Run 3.14 miles
☑ Eat pie
☑ Eat pizza pie
☑ Drink The Physics (the most mathematical beer I possess)
☐ Draw a perfect circle
☑ Make Apple Pie Shots
☑ Watch Donald in Mathemagic Land

I'd watch π if it weren't so boring (once was enough), so I'm substituting "Donald in Mathemagic Land" in its place - though I don't recall that cartoon discussing Pi... whatever.

It's funny, I've been eagerly awaiting Pi Day for months, but don't seem to care at all about St. Patty's Day. Then again, I drink beer every weekend; but pie, pie is a rare occasion.

DST Sucks

Switching back to standard time sucks. All it does is eat an hour of my weekend. Why can't it take place at 4PM on Monday? Oh look, it's 3:59. Almost time to go home. Now it's 4:00. Wait. BAM! Five O'clock, time to go home. Catch ya later, suckas.

Five Inconsequential Things

These are five inconsequential things I haven't had time to do. Here they are, in no particular order, with no particular importance, for no particular reason:

• Write my "25 Things" on Facebook


• Play The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess


• Listen to The Invisible City with Brad Posey


• Read the Harry Potter series


• Beat Okami